Castellum aquae
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Athanasia Varveri
Creators: Athanasia Varveri
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Valeria Vitale
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Last modified
Mar 18, 2025 09:37 PM
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History
A building in Pompeii serving as the distribution point of water originating from the Acquedotto Serino, Claudio or Augusteo. The structure is also referred to as Castellum Divisorium.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/419672523
40.7532186893, 14.4841617643
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of so-called Castellum aquae (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Castellum aquae (Latin, modern)
- Castellum aquae ad portam (Latin, modern)
- Castellum aquarium (Latin, modern)
- Castellum publicum (Latin, modern)
- Lacus ad portam (Latin, modern)
- Piscina limaria (Italian, modern)
- Piscina purgatorium (Latin, modern)
- Tripartotitore dell'aqua (Italian, modern)
- Castellum aquae located at Pompeii (AD 1 - AD 99)
- Castellum aquae part of (analytical) Regio VI, Pompeii (modern)
- Aqua Augusta (Naples) flows into Castellum aquae (30 BC - AD 300)
aqueduct
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Athanasia Varveri, Jeffrey Becker, and Valeria Vitale, 'Castellum aquae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/419672523> [accessed: 29 March 2025]
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